Bulgaria
Greece
Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza hortulana
(L 6.3" Wt 0.71-"0.88 oz)
In most European countries and
western Asia...extending up
beyond the Arctic Circle.
western Asia...extending up
beyond the Arctic Circle.
Rhodope Mountains
Bulgaria
21May2015
A culinary specialty in
France...an estimated
50,000 were killed
each year...killing or
capturing these birds
is now prohibited by
the European Union.
France...an estimated
50,000 were killed
each year...killing or
capturing these birds
is now prohibited by
the European Union.
Emberiza is an old German name
for bunting; hortuluna is Italian for
this bird, the gardener bird.
for bunting; hortuluna is Italian for
this bird, the gardener bird.
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